Darren McCreery, a Planning Inspector specialising in Local Plans, introduces the local plan. A local plan addresses housing needs and other economic, social and environmental priorities by setting a foundation for longer-term decision making of how a place should change over the next 15 years or so.
A local planning authority - usually the council - is responsible for putting the plan together. To do so, it must run a range of consultations - some consultation is required by law while some is carried out voluntarily to further help inform the content of the plan.
Local plan preparation can be quite lengthy, sometimes taking numerous years, but it is important for the community to participate. Councils often provide numerous ways for people to stay up to date on how the plan is progressing - and they are required to produce a local development scheme which sets out the detail of their work on local plans and is a good place to start looking if more information is not readily available.
For more information, find the Planning Inspectorate's guidance on Local Plans here: [ Ссылка ]
1. 00:00 - Introduction to plan making
2. 00:56 - Who prepares plans and why?
3. 01:27 - Consultations
4. 02:07 - How to get involved and stay informed of a plan preparation
